KJ was sideswiped on the driver side, now it drifts to the right… faint growling sound on the highway

lfhoward said:

How bad of a sideswipinng was it? Did they hit your tires? How much impact?

If you were aligned multiple times and you have the printouts showing it was in spec, and you’re sure all the ball joints are good… I would be looking at other possibilities like the steering rack bushings, or rear control arm bushings, or the ball joint above the rear diff. It could be the rear axle that is tweaked. Also, are the tire pressures the same right to left side, as the Jeep could pull to the right if a right side tire was under inflated.

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2674755079 said:

It was hit pretty good. Snapped tie rod, rack n pinion destroyed.
Got a new rack n pinion, upper control arms, lower ball joints, front calipers, steering knuckle, front diff, 4 brand new tires. For around 7grand, and its still drifting. Mechanic said hes done all he can do. Should i take it to a body shop?

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lfhoward said:

A good body shop could verify the unibody is straight and make it straight if it was a little off. My 08 was sideswiped in the rear less than a month after I bought it. The rear quarter panel, rear axle, control arms, track bar, tail light all needed replacing. I remember making sure everything was straight was an important part of the rebuild process.

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KJowner said:

Cars must be worth more in the US, 7k would buy my 2004 CRD 3 times over and leave change!

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